Dueling 'Cappers

[toetoe]

Gentlemen, your attention, please.

Light has thrown down the gantlet(sp.?) and challenged the Toester to a one-on-one pick-four contest, ala the Riders Up, only this time at Del Mar, weekends only. While this seemingly would hold little interest for a third party, let me remind you that it can serve a wonderful purpose, twofold, even. Not only can a reader scratch my picks off his 'contenders' list, but also Light's are there as fairly reliable throwouts. Lose/lose for us becomes win/win for you. How great is that? :ThmbUp: :D

Herewith my weekend picks, as I am stuck without computer access tomorrow:

Saturday, races 7-10:

1 ... 2 ... 1,3,5,7 ... 2,3,4,5 = 16

1 ... 4,7,8 ... 7 ... 2,3,4,5 = 12

1 ... 4,7,8 ...1,3,5 ... 4,5 =18

3,5,6,9,10 ... 2,4,7,8 ... 7 ... 4,5 = 40

3,5,6,9,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 2,3 = 10

3,5,6,9,10 ... 2 ... 1,3,5 ... 4,5 = 30

1,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 2,3,4,5 (x$8) = 64

1,10 ... 2 ... 7,9 ... 4,5 = 8

1 ... 2 ... 7 ... 4,5 = 2.

Sunday, races 6-9:

@$4:

1,2 ... 1,8,9,13 ... 4 ... 3,4,9,10,13,14 = 192

1,2 ... 13 ... 4 ... 4 = 8.

All scratches redound to the favorite, 'm-kay?

[Indulto]

Gentlemen, your attention, please.

Light has thrown down the gantlet(sp.?) and challenged the Toester to a one-on-one pick-four contest, ala the Riders Up, only this time at Del Mar, weekends only. While this seemingly would hold little interest for a third party, let me remind you that it can serve a wonderful purpose, twofold, even. Not only can a reader scratch my picks off his 'contenders' list, but also Light's are there as fairly reliable throwouts. Lose/lose for us becomes win/win for you. How great is that? :ThmbUp: :D

Herewith my weekend picks, as I am stuck without computer access tomorrow:

Saturday, races 7-10:

1 ... 2 ... 1,3,5,7 ... 2,3,4,5 = 16

1 ... 4,7,8 ... 7 ... 2,3,4,5 = 12

1 ... 4,7,8 ...1,3,5 ... 4,5 =18

3,5,6,9,10 ... 2,4,7,8 ... 7 ... 4,5 = 40

3,5,6,9,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 2,3 = 10

3,5,6,9,10 ... 2 ... 1,3,5 ... 4,5 = 30

1,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 2,3,4,5 (x$8) = 64

1,10 ... 2 ... 7,9 ... 4,5 = 8

1 ... 2 ... 7 ... 4,5 = 2.

Sunday, races 6-9:

@$4:

1,2 ... 1,8,9,13 ... 4 ... 3,4,9,10,13,14 = 192

1,2 ... 13 ... 4 ... 4 = 8.

All scratches redound to the favorite, 'm-kay?TT,
Your vcash is zero. Where does the $200/day come from? :lol:

[Light]

O.K. Toe, Here we go.

Sat July 22

7th 2/8/10
8th: 1/2/3/4
9th: 1/9/6/7
10th: 2/4/6/7

=$192

7th: 7
8th: 3/4
9th: 1/9
10th: 2/4

[Light]

3,5,6,9,10 ... 2 ... 1,3,5 ... 4,5 = 30

Good try there Toe. The 2 Got completely shut off going into the stretch. :ThmbUp:

[Light]

Sun July 23

6th: 1/2/4/5/8
7th: 1/9/13
8th: 1/3/4/5
9th: 3/7/9

=$180

6th: 1/2/4/5/8
7th: 1/13
8th: 3
9th: 2/5

=$20



Sunday, races 6-9:

@$4:

1,2 ... 1,8,9,13 ... 4 ... 3,4,9,10,13,14 = 192

1,2 ... 13 ... 4 ... 4 = 8.

All scratches redound to the favorite, 'm-kay?

O.K.

[toetoe]

Light,

I'm stinking worse than a dirty stable, but I think I hit the three non-Giacomo heats on Saturday. Sorry for being so peripatetic this past weekend, and I'll try to kick your @$$ in a more professional manner, 'kay? Meanwhile, I have what can arguably qualify as a life. Hey icka happen, aw'ight? Giacomo won, so ANYTHING can happen. I'm from the tlg school. Show me another Giacomo win, and I'll believe. Heck, even Supah Blitz came out west and beat some 5-horse fields. It rekindles a guy's belief in ultimate entropy. :ThmbUp:

[Light]

Toe

If it's any consolation for yor Giocomo day,yesterday I went into the last leg alive with 5 horses and left out the obvious horse. :sleeping:

[toetoe]

Sorry you will be unable to participate today, Light, in what I'm calling the "Hygiene ... This Time It's Personal! Competition." I'll take a free crack at it. It should be squirrely, as I hear the weather is very weird and rainy in SD.

Saturday:

6,8,12 ... 6,8 ... 5,8,13 ... 2,8,10,12 = 72

6,8,12 ... 4 ... 5,8 ... 2,8,10,12 = 24

6,8,12 ... 4 ... 13 ... 2 = 3

10,11 ... 4 ... 5,8 ... 2 = 4

10,11 ... 6,8 ... 13 ... 2 ... = 4

10,11 ... 6,8 ... 5,8 ... 2,8,10,12 = 32

5,6,8,10,12 ... 5,6,8 ... 5,8 ... 2 (x$2) = 60

6 ... 6 ... 5 ... 2 = 1

Sunday:

6,12,13 ... 1,2,3,7,10 ...5,6 ... 1,3,6,7,8 = 150

12 ... 10 ... 2,3,4,5,6 ... 6,8 (x$5) = 50

Good trips, mate. I trust the Lights will be back on Sunday.

[Light]

Sunday:

6,12,13 ... 1,2,3,7,10 ...5,6 ... 1,3,6,7,8 = 150

12 ... 10 ... 2,3,4,5,6 ... 6,8 (x$5) = 50

Good trips, mate. I trust the Lights will be back on Sunday.

It's Light not Lights,Toe fu. Well looks like I'm ahead by just not playing yesterday. Imagine all the dough you can make booking everyone's bets.

Sunday July 30

6th: 1/9/12/13
7th: 3/4/7/10
8th: 1/5/6
9th: 1/2/5/7
=$192

6th: 10/13
7th: 3/7
8th: 4/6
9th: 7
=$8

[Light]

Sunday July 30

6th: 1/9/12/13
7th: 3/4/7/10
8th: 1/5/6
9th: 1/2/5/7
=$192


Result

6th: #13 won Paid $12.40 Hit
7th: #2 won Paid $23.00 Miss (#7 2nd by nose @5-1)
8th: #1 won Paid $48.20 Hit
9th: #7 won Paid $5.20 Hit

$1 Pk4 paid $9957.60

[toetoe]

Let's try again, Lightheaded One.

Saturday, 5 August:

3,4,5,8,9,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 2,6,9,10 (x $5) = $120;

3,4,5,8,9,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 2,4,6,9,10 = $30;

1,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 2,6,9,10 =$32;

3,4,5,8,9,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 9 (x $2) = $12;

3,4,5,8,9,10 ... 2 ... 7 ... 6 = $6.

Light-On-The-Uptake, I propose a rotisserie league draft, of one player apiece, in the Lebanon Conflict. My choice, in the hope he can get rid of Maliki, or whomever, and install an effectual leader, is Kyle "Hez" Boller, the best since Marc Wilson at overthrowing anything, man or beast.

Seeya tomorrow.

[Light]

Toe

No comprende what you said. As far as you singling the #2 in the 8th race,I will not touch that type of pattern on a horse. It's my Barbaro angle,I patented before Barbaro broke down with the pattern. Pattern loses alot @ odds on.

[Sailwolf]

6,8,12 ... 6,8 ... 5,8,13 ... 2,8,10,12 = 72

6,8,12 ... 4 ... 5,8 ... 2,8,10,12 = 24

6,8,12 ... 4 ... 13 ... 2 = 3

10,11 ... 4 ... 5,8 ... 2 = 4

10,11 ... 6,8 ... 13 ... 2 ... = 4

10,11 ... 6,8 ... 5,8 ... 2,8,10,12 = 32

5,6,8,10,12 ... 5,6,8 ... 5,8 ... 2 (x$2) = 60

6 ... 6 ... 5 ... 2 = 1



Please explain this format.

Are these pick4s or what

If pick 4 what race are you starting with?????????????:confused:

[Light]

Sat Aug 5th

7th: 1/5/6/9
8th: 1/5/6/7
9th: 5/6/7
8th: 1/4/8/10

=$192

7th: 1/2/3/4/5/6/8/9
8th: 6
9th: 5
10th:6

=$8

[toetoe]

Light,

It would behoove me to ride that angle to death. I'm losing worse than my beloved Giants.

Sailwolf,

Sorry for confusion --- that was for heats 7 through 10 today. Now for tomorrow:

Sunday, races 7 through 10:

1,8 ... 2,4 ... 1,2,4,5 ... 1,4,7,8 = $64;

6,11 ... 2,4 ... 1,2,4,5 ... 4,8 = $32;

6,11 ... 2,4 ... 2 ... 1,7 = $8;

1,8 ... 3 ... 2 ... 4,8 = $4;

ALL (11) ... 2,4 ... 2 ... 1,4,7,8 = $88;

1,8 ... 2,4 ... 2 ... 8 = $4.

Scratches to favorites, yadda yadda ... Theng kew. :)

[toetoe]

Light,

Sorry for the episode of Semitic Semantics, a Mark Goodson -- Bill Todman production. I just couldn't resist. Everyone's taste is unique. For the hundredth time, let me remind that one man's Mede is another man's Persian.

[Light]

Toe

Your 2 in the 8th finished last. There was another Barbaro angle in the 9th.#4 He finished last too.

Unfortunately I missed the 9th race for the pk4. I was making dinner and watching TVG when that race came up. They had a good analysis of the race,and I realized from their analysis my chances were slim. Art told me several times that those claiming races for older horses are superior to allowance nw1x during certain times of the year. This seems to be that time,because this is the 2nd Dmr pk4 I've missed due to this factor.

[Light]

Just hit the 4th @Mth. The point is that it was a NW1x Alw. Used what I said here. Only 2 4yo's and the only multiple winners in the field.Obvious which one to choose. Paid $17.

The theory is that good 3yo's should have passed this condition by now. A solid multiple winner older horse seems to have the advantage in these races. But everyone keeps looking at "Class" to mean Alw is stronger than claimers. Not in these situations.

[falconridge]

Toe

Your 2 in the 8th finished last. There was another Barbaro angle in the 9th.#4 He finished last too.Please elucidate, my photonic phriend: does your "Barbara angle" dictate that the critter in question will suffer insurmountable gate trouble, as befell Company Secret in yesterday's Dmr feature? :confused: Granted, that Chris Paasch filly had Barbarollian issues in emerging from the Puett well behind her rivals. (Note: the late Sir John Barbirolli, longtime conductor of the England's famed Halle Orchestra, was notorious for the plodding tempi at which he played the opening measures of any symphony.)

By the way, that was one tough beat last Sunday, when your--and my--#7 (a Craig Dollase trainee whose name escapes me just now) got pipped at the post after making the lead following what Trevor called "a scintillating move" on the far turn. I risked some serious green on that runner. :mad: :faint: :bang:

Anyway, the "Barbaro angle" notwithstanding, it seems to me that it was C.S.'s awkward beginning that sealed her doom.

--Falconridge Seelster
Jumpin' it off at Mohawk

[Light]

Sunday

1,8 ... 2,4 ... 1,2,4,5 ... 1,4,7,8 = $64;

6,11 ... 2,4 ... 1,2,4,5 ... 4,8 = $32;

6,11 ... 2,4 ... 2 ... 1,7 = $8;

1,8 ... 3 ... 2 ... 4,8 = $4;

ALL (11) ... 2,4 ... 2 ... 1,4,7,8 = $88;

1,8 ... 2,4 ... 2 ... 8 = $4.

Scratches to favorites, yadda yadda ... Theng kew. :)



6th: 1/2/3/6
7th: 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
8th: 5
9th: 1/2/5/8/9/11

=$192. Keep the change.

[Light]

Please elucidate, my photonic phriend: does your "Barbara angle" dictate that the critter in question will suffer insurmountable gate trouble, as befell Company Secret in yesterday's Dmr feature?

Falcon

I didn't have a name for this angle until Barbaro broke his leg on it. To qualify for this elimination angle,the horse must have 2 or more lifetime races. All races must be seperated by around 30 days. The horse must never in his carreer ever run 2 consecutive races within approxametly 3 weeks.

The theory is that the horse wants more time in between races and that's all he or she has ever known. To run the races closer is as unknown as a new distance or surface. Plus I think they are more vulnerable to bouncing in this situation. Company Secret qualified for this angle. Raced June 8,then July 16. Yesterday 20 days later,she finishes last.

The other one was WaKanda in the 9th. Raced April 29, May 28,then wins on July 14. Yesterday,22 days later finishes last. Coincidence? I doubt it.

[toetoe]

Bakalite,

If it's too late for 3-y-o's, isn't it even a year later for the 4-y-o's? NW1 and NW2 I almost always narrow down to lightly raced 3-y-o's. Now, an optional claimer is another story. It may feature a horse that passed the condition two years ago, yet remains eligible by virtue of the claiming option. NW3 and that rare bird, NW4 I usually concede to older classballs, provided that pace, form, etc. are not too indecipherable. These races and classified allowances are great for finding "hidden" performances followed by stakes runs the very next race. At good prices, of course.

Yo soy Toe Fu.

[toetoe]

Toetoe shoots, Toetoe SCORES !! $353 three times ... my God, that's $1,060 !!

How did falconridge's beloved Healthy Addiction pay $9 to win, and $12 over Happy Ticket in the exacta? And how did Light throw her out completely? :confused:

Well, I'm only down $500-plus after eight days of betting $200 pick-fours, right? :D

[Light]

Toe Fu

I believe you hit the pk4 4 times. Results were 6/4/3/4-8=$353.50

You played: 6,11 ... 2,4 ... 1,2,4,5 ... 4,8 That gets it twice and.....

You played: ALL (11) ... 2,4 ... 2 ... 1,4,7,8 That gets it twice

Your total is $1414. WE have only played 3 weekends of pk4. So in 6 plays you are up $214

I missed 1 day so in 5 plays I am down a Geezul.

[toetoe]

Sorry, Sunshine, I have to crow while I can. STOP THE RACE !! WIRE, WIRE !!

Handycrapping Math 101.

1 Geezul = 10 Bendermins.

10 dew-cats (ducats) = 1 sawbuck.

1 paycheck spread over 20 races = 1 fistful of lint ... usually.

And here comes Light from the back of the pack and, as my Dad used to say of Willie McCovey, HE'S DUE !!

Hey, at least your beloved Jankees are leading their division. You know, they call the hot cornerman ARod for short, but I hear it isn't.
:D :bang:

[toetoe]

2,4,6,8 ... 2,4,5,6 ... 3,5,7,9 ... 1,2,6 = $192;

4 ... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ... 5 ... 1 = $7;

4 ... 2 ... 9 ... 1 = $1.

See you guys tomorrow. :ThmbUp:

[Light]

Sat Aug 12
$1 pk4
7th: 5/6/8
8th: 1/2/4/6
9th: 1/2/4/5/10
10th 1/4/5

=$180

$2 Pk4
7th: 6
8th: 4/6
9th: 1/2/4/5/10
10th: 5

=$20

[toetoe]

Light Brigadier,

Top THIS, if you haven't conceded already :) :

Sunday:



3 ... 2,3,6,10 ... 4,6,8, ... 1,3,4,6,8 = $60

4,7 ... 3 ... 4,6,8 ... 1,3,4,6,8 = $30

4,7 ... 2,6,10 ... 6 ... 1,3,4,6,8 = $30

4,7 ... 2,6,10 ... 4,8 ... 1 = $12

3,4,7 ... 3 ... 6 ... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 (x$2) = $60

3 ... 3 ... 6 ... 1 (x$8) = $8. $200 total.

[Light]

Sun Aug 13

6th: 1/2/4/7
7th: 2/7/8
8th: 2/5/7/8
9th: 1/3/7/10
=$192

6th: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8
7th: 8
8th: 2
9th: 10
=$8

[toetoe]

Photon Bomb,

Each of us got 3 of 4. Just play Victor on turf. :bang: He wins the Million on Tin Man, then returns to Del Mar and wins four. :ThmbUp: My hero. :kiss:

[Light]

TOEFU

I can't play again Saturday. Very busy. That will leave me 5 more pk4's in the Dmr meet to catch you. Just don't let my 0-7 record lull you into a false sense of security. Just remember I missed that 10k pk4 by a nose. The best part is if I miss the next 5,I'll wind up only losing $2400 for the meet. Chump change when you compare that with Anderon's $27,000 loss yesterday. :eek:

[toetoe]

My Dearest Photon Bomb,

As Walt "I Don't Smoke" Garrison was wont to say,

"I wish I knew how to quit chew ... :( ."

That said, I shall toe the following line:

Saturday, 6 through 9:

2 ... 1,2,5,7,10 ... 4,6,8,9 ... 1,2,5,7 = $80;

6 ... 1,5,10 ... 4,6,8,9 ... 1,2,5,7 = $48;

6 ... 2,7 ... 9 ... 1,2,5,7 = $8;

6 ... 2,7 ... 4,6,8 ... 7 = $6;

7 ... 1,5,10 ... 9 ... 1,2,5,7 = $12;

2 ... 1,5,10 ... 1,4,6,8,9 ... 1,2,7 = $45;

2 ... 5 ... 9 ... 7 = $1.

Total: $200. Good luck, Lux. :ThmbUp:

[falconridge]

As Walt "I Don't Smoke" Garrison was wont to say,

"I wish I knew how to quit chew ... :( .":lol: :lol: Or, as Walt added once all his teeth had fallen out, "Just take a pinch, and put it between yo' cheek, and gum [where "gum" is a verb]."

[toetoe]

How does that number "Cheek Alley" go?

Jake and Heathy
Were gettin' kind of queathy ... :confused:

Good heezy, no doubt.

I admit that is SO wrong, and as a good Catholic boy, I promise to do twenty e-jake-ulations as penance.

For the record, I guess I got the program number of the McDonald Benson horse wrong. I'm pretty sure I liked her to say "Arravale-derci" to the field.

[toetoe]

At this point I attempt to open up daylight, finally shedding Light altogether.

For Sunday, 7th through 10th:

3 ... 2,5 ... 1,2,5,8 ... 2,3,7,8 = $32;

1,2,4,7,9 ... 5 ... 1,2,5,8 ... 2,3,7,8 = $80;

1,2,4,7,9 ... 2 ... 1,5,8 ... 2,3,7,8 = $60;

1,2,4,7,9 ... 2 ... 2 ... 2,3 = $10;

3 ... 7,8 ... 1,5,8 ... 2,3 = $12;

3 ... 5 ... 3 ... 2,3 = $2;

3 ... 5 ... 1 ... 2 (x $4) = $4. Total $200. :)

[Light]

Sun Aug 20

7th: 2/4/7/9
8th: 2/3/4/6
9th: 1/3/5/9
10th: 1/6/8

=$192

7th: 7/6
8th: 2/5
9th: 3
10th: 3/8

[Light]

What chalk! Hey Toe. Its 10 min to the last race. I accidently have the 1 listed in the last. It should be the 2 as there is no 1.Since I could not have purchased the ticket with the 1,(the teller would have told me"he's an overnight scratch") I would have changed the tik to the 2.Please kind sir.I think I have earned some pity points by now and I'm turning them in.

[Light]

Toefu

This a milestone in the "dueling capper" thread. We both hit it for $335. Sound the trumpets.Allthough I should congratulate you I wont since it is a paltry sum and Simon Bray hit this Pk4 as well on TVG and considers it a greater achievement than Lava Man's victory. BTW. I am frying some Tofu for dinner. A prelude of things to come?

[toetoe]

I am way too nice to be a seller, but I'll kindly tell you, "Don't play the races, kid. This ticket is hereby VOID!" :D

Don't pee on my parade by bringing up Frank Lyons, puh-LEASE! :bang:

We EACH hit for $335, Refracto. We BOTH hit for $670.

What happened to Declan's Moon? Does he think he's been reincarnated as Declan Jackson? :D

[Light]

Hard to figure Declan.Only thing that stands out in his PP's is that when Ellis brought him back off the layoff,he raced for a purse that was well below anything he ever raced for before since his maiden win and he lost! That wasn't the greatest sign.

I found the 7th race interesting with Bartok of Siam. I left him off my ticket intentionally and was surprised he got so much action. I didn't like him cause allthough it looked like he was a big threat late,the numbers from his last races said his closing kick was weak. That was also a state bred race he came out of and was going against open company.

I found the favorite in the last very suspect and left him off my ticket.Ran like Declan. Again a foreboding in his pp's. 2 back wins for fun for 80k,then drops to 50k and wins for fun. That was noteworthy,but when you combine it with the negative change in work pattern,something was up. I saw Gary Stevens commenting on the horse's dismal performance saying he lost cause he was taken to the front.I don't buy that. If he was good enough he would have been game on the front and did like Lava Man.

[falconridge]

[Best Rod Serling voice]: “You have entered a world, not of sight and sound or comma-delimited thoroughbred files, but of “mind.” A world where fast-finishing equines stall in the tractor beams of alien spacecraft hovering invisibly above the Del Mar infield … where backers of crop-swatted, stopped-in-their-tracks steeds discover that the stewards’ stand has been empanelled with jurors from the O.J. Simpson trial … a world in which the name of the title character of the Oscar-winning film is pronounced ‘ZHEE-lee.’ :eek:

In tonight’s episode, a grizzled, itinerant carillon tuner clashes with an upstart, on-the-make steeplejack in a battle of wits, will, and something-else-beginning-with-‘w.’… That blind switch, the furlong pole up ahead! You have just entered …
The
Toe-Light
Zone

[dee-dee-DEE-dee, dee-dee-DEE-dee … ]

[toetoe]

Ho ho, that's ridge. :D

I will take that praise, Drake-onian as it be.

Hey, Light, don't fry up that tofu just yet. You may feel-afel afterward. Or at least a t-ah-ini bit queasy. Memo to Heath's mom, apropos of nothing: Don't Ledger baby grow up to be a cowboy, especially up on "He Lost His Service Game But Immediately Broke Back" Mountain, y'hear? That is all. So much for fast, sober women. On to drugged, slow horses.

Saturday at Surfmeetsturf:

Races 7 through 10:

7,11 ... 4 ... 5,7 ... 7,8,9,10,11,12 = $24;

7,11 ... 4 ... 1,3,6,8 ... 7,10,12 = $24;

7,11 ... 1,2,8 ... 5,7 ... 7,10,12 = $36;

2,6,9,10 ... 4 ... 5,7 ... 7,10,12 = $24;

7,11 ... 2,8 ... 6,8 ... 7,10,12 = $24;

2,6,9 ... 4 ... 6,8 ... 7,10,12 = $18;

2,6,9 ... 2,8 ... 5,7 ... 7,10,12 = $36;

11 ... 4 ... 5,7 ... 4,7,8,9,10,11,12 = $14. Total $200. Good luck.

P.S. Did Discreet Cat already run? I thought he was entered for today. :confused:

[Light]

Sat Aug 26

7th: 5/6/8/13
8th: 1/2/4
9th: 1/5/7/8
10th: 3/7/8/9

=$192

7th: 4/8/10/11
8th: 2
9th: 5/8
10th: 7

[toetoe]

BLAH! Even my missing the entry in the feature, which did not affect Aragorn, as he was poat 2 AND program 2, could not spice up a dreadful 131-bucker. Lightasafeather was 3-for-3 going into the nightcap. D'OH!! That pesky Clinton Potts spoiled everything! When interviewed afterward, "Panzen" Potts positively gushed thusly: "M'horse run good ... real good." :jump:

[toetoe]

Sunday, 7 through 10:

7 ... 8,9,10 ... 9,10 ... 3,4,8,11 = $24;

7 ... 4,5 ... 9,10 ... 4,8 = $8;

7 ... 8,9,10 ... 3,6,7 ... 4,8 = $18;

6,8,11,12 ... 8,9,10 ... 9,10 ... 4,8 = $48;

7 ... 8,9,10 ... 3 ... 3,11 = $6;

7 ... 4,5 ... 9,10 ... 3,11 = $8;

8 ... 8,9,10 ... 9,10 ... 3,11 = $12;

7 ... 4,5 ... 3 ... 4,8 = $4;

8 ... 8,9,10 ... 3 ... 4,8 = $6;

8 ... 4,5 ... 9,10 ... 4,8 = $8;

7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 4,8 = $2;

7 ... 8 ... 9,10 ... 4,8 (x $14) = $56. Total $200.

[Light]

Toe

I don't recall such pathetic cards at DelMar as this meet. Our Pk4 yesterday had 2 maiden races,a race for 3yo's only and a stake with a 3/5 M.L horse.On a weekday,I could understand,but on a weekend? Does the Delmar managment think horseplayers don't notice and are only paying attention to the fashionable looking ladies there? Today we have to suffer through 2 more maiden races in our Pk4. In the good old days,Sam Spear would announce the weekend card emphasising that there would be no maiden races on the card.The card would consist of seasoned veterans. Now the argument is too much racing has cut into that luxury of cards free of maidens,2yo's and lightly raced 3yo's.But these races are now dominating the cards.Many smaller tracks seem to have no trouble carding a pk4 for experienced runners only,and with larger fields to boot. If you use software to handicap,it will just draw a blank on those maiden races,since half of them are firsters. I really think the Delmar management is relying too much on its past popularity which was partly born from quality racing cards that is absent today.

[Light]

Sun Aug 27

6th: 2/4/5/8
7th: 6/8/9/10
8th: 4/9/10
9th: 2/3/9/11

=$192

6th: 3/7/9/12
7th: 6/10
8th: 4
9th: 11

[Light]

Commentary

Neither of us scored this weekend. :rolleyes: Neither of us had the 7 in the last race. Problem was their was no recorded trouble on this horse. Bris said"Split foes'late 3rd". When you switch to extended comments it says"Blah blah blah....came out start". So I watch the replay(after making my bets) and this horse had all kinds of trouble in its last including getting pinched back to look hoplessly out of it,then has plenty of kick left to get third. If my 8 had held on to win the first leg @10-1 and I missed the pk4 cause of this incomplete information,I would be in a tizzy.

Rewind to yesterday's 9th. I had the winner but that's not the point. Again the trip note seems insignificant.It said"off bit slow,4w lane". So I watch the replay. Can you say understatement. Where do they get the word "bit" when this horse who is ussually on the pace is last? Then he winds up and Trevor notes it and says he has to go 6 or 7 wide. Trevor was right. It wasn't 4W. If you see the race,his win yesterday is a no brainer.

I point this out because my software gives points for trouble. If you go 6w you get trouble points. If you go 4w you don't. In the case of the 7 horse today,he would get trouble points which automatically excuses a horse who looks negative in that he ran worse at a lower class than he did previously at a higher class. Those kinds of horses are thrown out unless they had recorded trouble.

I'm not saying this to excuse anything I played. I say this because it seems that in order to win at horseracing today, there is so much inaccurate and incomplete information,that you allmost have to do it full time just to have a shot.But who has the time.

The Late Ron Cox would start his day at 5 A.M with handicapping till 10 P.M. getting his trip notes from the days races in order.He did well. Towards the end of his life he hit a $250,000 Pk6 with the power of information that comes with long hours of hard work. 10 days later he died.Not from the hard work. Prostrate cancer.

[toetoe]

You said it all ... he was "hopless at start."

Saturday's pick-four:

3,4,9 ... 4,6,8,10 ... 2,4 ... 2,4,8,10 (x$2) = $192;

7 ... 1 ... 7 ... 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10 = $8.

Moron trips/trouble later.

[bigmack]

Hey Toe, Who's in the lead in this battle royale?

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Sat Sept 2

7th: 1/4/5/7/8
8th: 5/6/7/9
9th:1/4/5/7/8
10th: 2/8

[toetoe]

Sunday:

2,3 ... 9 ... 9 ... 1,5,6,7,8,9 (x$16) = $192;

2,4 ... 7,9 ... 4,9 ... 1 = $8. Total $200.

Kind sir, don't forget that Monday counts. It may determine the winner :sleeping: :D

I pray you will soon get my PMS --- Private Message, SIR! :p

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Sunday Sept 3

7th: 2/3/4/7
8th: 2/8/9/10
9th: 3/5/6/8/9/10
10th: 1/8

=$192

7th: 7
8th: 8
9th: 3/10
10th: 1/6/7/8

[toetoe]

Last day, Monday. Some are relieved, as in :jump: .

3 ... 3,4,8,9 ... 2,3 ... 1,5,12 (x$8) = $192;

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ... 4 ... 3 ... 5 = $8. Total $200.

Note: these are by POST POSITION. I'm such a loser, I can't get the official 3's.

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7th: 2/3/5/6
8th: 3/4/7/8/9
9th:3/7
10th: 1/5/9/10/12

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[bigmack]

"Dueling" works.
"Cappers" seems to be a misnomer.
"Most cleaver" goes to the triad.

"One who lost the least" the vic

Warm & fuzzy for all